Best Beauty Tech Companies in Australia
The 215 best Beauty Tech companies in Australia in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Ultra Violette.
Australia's Beauty Tech sector has 215 companies tracked, and if you want to know where the real funding is concentrated, this directory ranks them by disclosed equity and recent momentum. Total disclosed capital sits at $41M, which sounds modest until you see how unevenly it's distributed.
Ultra Violette leads at $15M raised, a full order of magnitude ahead of the next cluster. Aglow follows at $823K, then STUFF at $4M, with the remainder of the field well under $400K each. Startmate and Melbourne Accelerator Program are the most active backers, which tells you the ecosystem is still accelerating through early-stage rails rather than late-stage conviction. Globally, the market is forecast to reach $805B, driven by Gen Z demand and brand equity plays from players like L'Oreal and Chanel. I'd watch that gap between global scale and local funding closely, because it's exactly the kind of arbitrage that tends to attract crossborder capital fast. And what's emerging from CES 2026 suggests AI-driven personalisation is the next real inflection point, one Australian founders are positioned to catch if the funding curve follows the product curve.
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Ranked: Best Beauty Tech companies in Australia
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Founded | Tech stack | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ultra Violette Internet first brand offering multi-category skincare products | $15M | 28 mo ago | Series B | Rebecca Jefferd Co-Founder | 2018 | Cart FunctionalityShopifyVimeo+35 | — |
| 2 | Bellabox Online subscription platform offering beauty care products | $10M | 129 mo ago | Series C | Emily Hamilton Founder | 2011 | — | — |
| 3 | BookWell Online booking platform for beauty services at salons | $4M | 97 mo ago | Acquired | — | 2016 | SentryNode.jsLeaflet+21 | — |
| 4 | STUFF Internet first brand offering men's grooming products | $4M | 35 mo ago | Series A | Hunter Johnson Founder | 2019 | — | — |
| 5 | Honee Appointment booking platform for beauty services | $2M | 100 mo ago | Acquired | — | 2016 | — | — |
| 6 | Hey Bud Skincare Internet-first brand offering skincare products | $2M | 60 mo ago | Seed | Fedele Amico Co-Founder | 2019 | Cart FunctionalityShopifyApple iCloud Mail+38 | — |
| 7 | Milk & Co Skincare & Beauty products private label brand | $2M | 166 mo ago | Late Stage | Michael Klim Founder | 2008 | — | — |
| 8 | Aglow Provider of business management software for beauty industry | $824K | 22 mo ago | Seed | Karl Margrain Chief Executive Officer | 2024 | WebflowReactstyled-components+18 | — |
| 9 | Glamazon Web and mobile-based platform for availing at-home beauty services | $500K | 111 mo ago | Acqui-Hired | Lisa Maree Co-Founder | 2013 | — | — |
| 10 | Tbh skincare Internet first brand offering skincare products | $450K | 55 mo ago | Seed | Rachael Wilde Co-Founder & Head of Marketing | 2019 | Shogun Page BuilderCart FunctionalityShopify+42 | — |
| 11 | baresop Internet first brand offering body care products | $315K | 35 mo ago | Seed | Prisca Daehn Founder | 2018 | — | — |
| 12 | MIIROKO Internet first brand offering subscription-based hair colors | $260K | 28 mo ago | Funding Raised | Claire Chesterton Co-Founder | 2018 | WordPress Block EditorDiviCart Functionality+30 | — |
| 13 | Thirsty Turtl Internet first brand offering skincare products | $147K | 28 mo ago | Funding Raised | Jasmin Jenkins Co-Founder & Chief Operating Officer | 2020 | Cart FunctionalityShopifyTailwind CSS+26 | — |
Top 12 Beauty Tech companies in Australia
#1
Seed · Pyrmont, New South Wales · founded 2024$823.6Kraised▾
Provider of business management software for beauty industry. It offers a membership program for salons and beauty businesses to manage clients, services, and revenue streams, streamlining operations. Features include plan management, payment processing, and client engagement tools.
- Aug 2024Seed$823.6K
#2
Series B · Melbourne, Victoria · founded 2018$15Mraised▾
Internet first brand offering multi-category skincare products. The product catalog includes face serums, sunscreens, skinscreens, lip balms, and more. The company claims to offers products for various skin types including normal, acne, oily, and dry skins.
- Jan 2024Series B$15M
#3
Series A · Melbourne, Victoria · founded 2019$3.5Mraised▾
Internet first brand offering men's grooming products. The product catalog includes facial care, body care, hair care, and more. The company claims that the products are vegan-friendly and cruelty-free.
- Jul 2023Series A$3.5M
#4
Funding Raised · Canberra, Australian Capital Territory · founded 2018$260.1Kraised▾
Internet first brand offering subscription-based hair colors. The users need to take a consultation for hair color and based on the consultation hair color is offered. The platform also provides instruction videos for color applications. The company claims its products are vegan and cruelty-free.
- Feb 2024Grant (prize money)$260.1K
#5
Funding Raised · Sydney, New South Wales · founded 2020$147Kraised▾
Internet first brand offering skincare products. The product catalog includes skin hydrating gel-cream, cleanser, and more. The company claims that the products are vegan and cruelty-free, and contains tomato, green tea, and pear.
- Feb 2024Grant (prize money)$147K
#6
Seed · Melbourne, Victoria · founded 2018 · 4 employees$315.4Kraised▾
Internet first brand offering body care products. It offers a plant-based hand and body powder concentrate sachets. The company claims its product is made from plant-derived ingredients which are vegan, and cruelty-free. It also offers refillable bottles so as to reduce plastic waste.
- Jun 2023Seed$240.4K
- Oct 2021Seed$75K
- Jun 2021Grant (prize money)$153.9K
#7
Series C · Melbourne, Victoria · founded 2011 · 20 employees$9.6Mraised▾
Bellabox is an online subscription platform offering beauty care products. The box contains beauty, skincare, haircare, and more. Products offered from brands like Biore, Innisfree, White Glo, and more. The company claims to offer free shipping over the purchase of a minimum amount.
- Sep 2015Series C$5.5M
- Sep 2014Series B$2.7M
- Jan 2013Series A$1.4M
#8
Seed · Mckinnon, Victoria · founded 2019 · 12 employees$2Mraised▾
Internet-first brand offering skincare products. The product catalog includes clay masks, facial hemp moisturizer, face oil, applicator brush, and more. The company claims its products are made from natural ingredients and cruelty-free.
- Jun 2021Seed$2M
#9
Acquired · Melbourne, Victoria · founded 2016 · 14 employees$3.9Mraised▾
BookWell.com.au is an online marketplace that connects users with beauty salons in Australia. Users can discover beauty, health and wellness centers, schedule appointments and pay for the services online. Service categories offered on the platform include massage, face, body, alternative therapy, wax & hair removal, hair dressing and nails.
- May 2018Angel$1.2M
- Sep 2017Seed$2.6M
#10
Acquired · Melbourne, Victoria · founded 2016 · 9 employees$2.3Mraised▾
Honee is a discovery and booking platform for beauty, wellness, and fitness related services. They are present across categories such as beauty, nail, hair, spa, massage, yoga, pilates, acupuncture, and fitness services such as boxing,CrossFit etc. The beauty services bookings they allow include facial, wax, hair removal, eyelash extension etc. They are operational in Melbourne as of July 2016.
- Feb 2018Seed$1.8M
- May 2016Seed$20K
- Seed$500K
#11
Seed · Seaforth, New South Wales · founded 2019$450Kraised▾
Internet first brand offering skincare products. The product catalog includes cream, cleanser, hand cream, sunscreen, etc. The company uses a patented technology that protects breakout-causing bacteria. The company claims that the products are sustainable and cruelty-free.
- Nov 2021Seed$450K
#12
Late Stage · Melbourne, Victoria · founded 2008 · 10 employees$2Mraised▾
Manufacturer of skincare products committed to providing premium products at an affordable price. The company manufactures and markets skincare products such as face wash, moisturizers, body wash, bathing soaps, baby products and related products, thereby promoting healthy and active lifestyles.
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